Trump that Regime

A new letter from the Trump administration, published by the New York Times and sent to the Mueller investigation in January argues that Trump has the power to both end the Russia investigation and pardon anyone that could receive charges from it.

Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that “unfortunately the actions of the United States … risk undermining the very values that traditionally have bound us together.” He added that the Trump administration’s actions were “destructive to our ability to get things done,” and he asked US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to convey the “regret and disappointment” of the other six nations to President Trump.

The Japanese finance minister also attacked Trump’s calls for tariffs, while the French Finance minister stated that “the European Union was ready to proceed with retaliatory actions and Washington had only a few days to de-escalate the trade conflict.”

ACAB

In Georgia, a police officer has been fired after using his car as a weapon to run over a suspect. According to one report:

After initially trying to block the man, who was identified as Timmy Patmon, Saulters used his car to ram Patmon and send him flying across the hood of his cruiser.

In Florida, a Sheriff deputy has been suspended for 40 hours after racial slurs were caught on video. According to the Atlanta Black Star, Frank Di Orsini will be required to complete “diversity training” after he stated to another officer:

“It smells like f—ing dirty N-word in my f—ing car.”

Also in Florida, a jury awarded the family of a slain main in 2014 at the hands of law enforcement a total of $4. According to one article:

A Florida jury awarded total damages of $4 for the killing of a 30-year-old African-American man in 2014 by two sheriff’s deputies.

Adding insult to injury, the jury ruled that Gregory Hill Jr. was 99 percent responsible for the actions of the two cops who took his life, meaning that only four cents was actually to be paid out: a penny to cover his funeral costs, and a penny to each of his three surviving children, ages 13, 10 and 7.

But the news isn’t all bad. In Lubbock, Texas, youth in the middle of a block party hurdled water balloons and shot squirt guns at police who attempted to stop the fun. One person stated on Twitter:

The Point Everyone Is Missing Is That We Were Having A FRIENDLY Waterballon Fight Not Just 10-20 People Nah This Was 2 Sides Of The City That’s Been Shooting/Killing Eachother For Years And We Finally Get Along And Having Fun would You Rather Us Shoot Water Ballons Or Guns

The Point Everyone Is Missing Is That We Were Having A FRIENDLY Waterballon Fight Not Just 10-20 People Nah This Was 2 Sides Of The City That’s Been Shooting/Killing Eachother For Years And We Finally Get Along And Having Fun would You Rather Us Shoot Water Ballons Or Guns 🤔

Violent Clashes in Portland Push Patriot Prayer off the Street

On June 3rd in Portland, violent clashes broke out between members of the far-Right umbrella group, ‘Patriot Prayer’ and antifascists. Patriot Prayer is led by Joey Gibson, a self-described “semi-Libertarian” who is currently running as a Republican for Senator. Over the last two years, Gibson’s so-called “Free Speech” rallies have been a recruiting ground for a mix of MAGA diehards, members of the Alt-Right, neo-Nazis, Proud Boys, and militia members.

Patriot Prayer then began marching around the city, until they were stopped by police and told that either they could face arrest or end their march. The marching continued however, as a dwindling number of Patriot Prayer members were literally chased out of Portland.

Please Share: @PortlandPolice telling violent alt-right fascists that they have probable cause to arrest them but won't if they go home. Also assures them that people from Antifa have been arrested. Who else do cops give this special treatment other than Nazis? pic.twitter.com/5MgTfJp1rm

The Frontline is Everywhere

Upwards of 15,000 AT&T workers have gone on strike across several states. One website stated: “The strike is member-driven, not called for by the union, officials said.” However, as another report wrote, “The CWA has refused to call a system-wide strike as it attempts to diffuse worker anger and militancy through a series of isolated and disjointed actions.” What is needed is a strike like in West Virginia, a broad and mass strike across job lines.

Action took place this weekend for #InternationalWhoresDay which also called for the decriminalization of sex work and against such laws as SESTA/FOSTA. In various cities marches and demonstrations took place, and in Minneapolis, graffiti slogans were written:

In Hamilton, three more people were arrested by police on suspicion of their involvement in an anti-gentrification march that ended in several broken windows.

#BREAKING: 3rd #J20 trial group scheduled to begin trial today just had their charges dismissed by the US Attorneys prosecuting the case. Felony charges for this trial had previously been dropped last week & a misdemeanor trial was going to begin this AM.

Another J20 defendant has had their charges dropped during trial, while three other defendants in a different trial block also had their charges dropped. Currently, three people are still waiting sentencing for supposedly breaking glass windows. It also remains unclear as to if the State will move to drop all remaining charges or a vast majority of them, as they did in the wake of the 1st trial. Check Unicorn Riot and DefendJ20 for more updates.

Across the US this Sunday, Running Down the Walls events took place. Check out the roundup of collected tweets below:

Resistance to the Bayou Bridge pipeline continues. Check their Facebook page for the newest updates.

Despite ongoing arrests against Water Protectors in the Hellbender Autonomous Zone, this morning a lock down took place which stopped construction for over four hours. On Facebook Appalachians Against Pipelines wrote: “The 3 arrestees from this morning have been arraigned and are each charged with 3 misdemeanors. These folks successfully stopped Mountain Valley Pipeline construction for 4 hours! Their bail is set at $1,500 each — can you help us get them out?” Support here.

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